Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
The easiest way to establish a dictatorship is to claim you are God's representative on earth.
There are all kinds of stupid people that annoy me but what annoys me most is a lazy argument.
I think religion should be treated with ridicule, hatred and contempt, and I claim that right.
I feel upsettingly de-natured. If Penelope Cruz were one of my nurses, I wouldn't even notice.
If you can't swim, the idea of being in nine feet of water is terrifying, much less the ocean.
A fiction writer is never entirely alone. Her characters are constantly whispering in her ear.
Her clothes still smoked from the wizard’s assault. But to him, she always smelled of flowers.
..She had that brand of pragmatism that would find her the first brewing tea after Armageddon.
I'm Tetris, Silas. All my pieces and parts are going to fit into all of your pieces and parts.
It's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice
To abandon affirmative action is to say there is nothing more to be done about discrimination.
If you use weapons of war to bring about peace, you're going to have more war and destruction.
I always wanted to ride a dragon myself, so I decided to do this for a year in my imagination.
Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people.
God buries our sins in the depths of the sea and then puts up a sign that reads, "No fishing."
Thank you, Lord, that You are the Conqueror and that You want to make us more than conquerors.
The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that's how you bet.
Knowledge is power, and the right knowledge lets man perform miraculous, almost godlike tasks.
Select your friendships carefully. Gather people around you who will reinforce your lifestyle.
I was a world champion on the trampoline at an international level, and gymnastics competitor.
I'd like to think humans have a stronger sense of justice than the random forces of nature do.
True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.
Shipping by sea produces 1/60 the emissions of shipping by air and about 1/5 that of trucking.
This world is suchier than we are, and the best thing to do is keep moving and find your keys.
Every new promise was like something heavy I had to carry, with no place to put anything down.
You alone are responsible for what you do, don’t do, or how you respond to what’s done to you.
Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. -T-Shirt
Let me express how much I don't care on a scale of one to bite me," the former detective said.
Get all the crap out of your diet, just do it right for a week. Then just see what can happen.
What was life like in the colonies? Probably the best word to describe it would be "colonial".
Nothing happens without focus. Don't try to do everything at once. Take it one step at a time.
Great talent stands in line to join your team because the culture becomes the stuff of legend.
The ability to make hard truths palatable is one that every long-lived co-leader has mastered.
We have to construct communities of artists because they don't naturally exist in our culture.
There are enough really good love songs and I don't even know if I could write one if I tried.
Enthusiasm is something you can't fake, and it has a tremendous effect on everyone around you.
You're not a bad person. But you sometimes do bad things. You know what that makes you? Human.
Don't apologize for what you think you did wrong. Apologize for what they think you did wrong.
I make little distinction between those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.
I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks.
An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground.
Holocaust denial is not only a falsification of history, it is an expression of anti-Semitism.
Happiness comes from holiness. You can't truly be happy unless you're hungry for Jesus Christ.
He was attractive. I knew that. And I knew that attractive people always got away with things.
Maybe there's a way to keep us in this moment. Not the sad part. But the coming together part.
I had no idea what I wanted, only that I wanted something, which is the worst kind of wanting.
I want you to be honest with me. Even if it hurts. Although I would prefer for it not to hurt.
... I love books about freaks," because I am one. You might be, too. Let's be freaks together?
I'm not a very happy person," I told him."But sometimes I can trick myself into thinking I am.
You have to have wisdom and knowledge as well as virtue to preserve your rights and liberties.